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Denver Broncos head coach Gary Kubiak will spend Week 6 recuperating from a complex migraine he suffered in Week 5. Special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis will take over as interim head coach Thursday, Oct. 13, against the San Diego Chargers. Kubiak is expected to return Monday, Oct. 17.

Updating a previous item, the Dallas Cowboys have not supplied the paperwork yet to release special teams coordinator Joe DeCamillis from his contract to join the Chicago Bears; however, that is expected to happen.

David Moore, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis will not join the team's coaching staff at the NFL Scouting Combine next week. DeCamillis will be in Atlanta for a consultation with the Shepherd Center, one of the top rehabilitation hospitals in the country for patients with spinal injuries. DeCamillis is seeking to alleviate the persistent pain in his neck and back.

Clarence E. Hill Jr., of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis returned home Monday, Dec. 28, one day after undergoing an emergency appendectomy and missing the team's Week 16 game. DeCamillis is planning to return to work Tuesday, Dec. 29, according to head coach Wade Phillips.

David Moore, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was taken to the hospital Sunday, Dec. 27, with an appendicitis and he will not coach Week 16. DeCamillis underwent an appendectomy at a local Virginia hospital.

Gerry Fraley, of The Dallas Morning News, reports the Dallas Cowboys will continue to use a ''spread'' kickoff return. RB Felix Jones has had a return of at least 30 yards in each of the last two games. Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis said, ''We'll continue to work on it and see if we can keep that area going. That's one area I haven't been pleased with at all this year.''

David Moore, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis had his neck brace removed Monday, Aug. 10. He will be on the sidelines for the team's preseason opener Thursday, Aug. 13.

The Associated Press reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was on the field again Wednesday, July 29, for the start of the team's training camp. DeCamillis suffered a broken neck when the team's practice facility collapsed. DeCamillis said he is hoping to get the neck brace off at a doctor's visit Aug. 10. He added, "I'm just trying to make sure I make it through two-a-days. That's my rehab right now. ... I guess it is a fight. I'm going to keep slugging, I can tell you that."

ESPN.com reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis said during a radio interview that he feared that he would suffocate when he was under a tarp during the collapse of the team's practice facility. "The scariest part was the tarp was on top of us. So, you thought you were really going to suffocate. I knew my back was hurt, but you thought you were going to suffocate when you were sitting there because there was like six inches on the ground, and there was a big old tarp on top of you. That was really scary," DeCamillis said.

The Associated Press reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis showed up Tuesday, May 19, for the first day of organized team activities wearing a neck brace but walking around the players. DeCamillis was one of 12 people hurt when the team's practice facility collapsed during a storm.

Mickey Spagnola, of DallasCowboys.com, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis insisted he would attend meetings and the special teams portion of practice Tuesday, May 19. DeCamillis is recovering from surgery to repair fractured vertebrae in his lower neck area after the team's practice facility collapsed May 2.

Clarence E. Hill Jr., of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, reports there is no timetable for Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis' return to work. DeCamillis was injured during the team's indoor practice facility collapse May 2.

The Dallas Cowboys have announced special teams coach Joe DeCamillis (spine) has been released from the hospital after undergoing surgery to stabilize a fractured cervical vertebrae he suffered during the collapse of the team's facility.

The Dallas Cowboys announced special teams coach Joe DeCamillis underwent successful surgery Monday, May 4, to stabilize fractured vertebra in his neck. He is in stable condition and should be released from the hospital later in the week.

The Associated Press reports government inspectors were on site at the Dallas Cowboys' practice facility Monday, May 4, and began investigating the collapse, said Elizabeth Todd, a spokeswoman for the U.S. Occupational Safety and Health Administration. Officials with the city of Irving were examining construction and inspection paperwork regarding the $4 million structure built in 2003. Special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was one of 12 people injured and three Cowboys staff members still in the hospital following the accident Saturday, May 2. DeCamillis was scheduled for surgery Monday, May 4, on his fractured cervical vertebrae.

Updating a previous item, the Dallas Cowboys announced that special teams coach Joe DeCamillis suffered a fracture of one of his cervical vertebrae when the team's practice facility collapsed Saturday, May 2. He is scheduled to undergo surgery Monday, May 4, to stabilize the fracture. He is in stable condition without paralysis.

Tim MacMahon, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis (back) suffered broken vertebrae in his back during the team's collapse of their indoor facility, according to his father-in-law Dan Reeves. Reeves said DeCamillis was undergoing an MRI and a CT scan, along with further tests.

Updating a previous report, Chuck Carlton, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips said special teams coach Joe DeCamillis (neck) suffered a neck injury as a result of the practice facility collapsing. Phillips also said some players suffered minor injuries.

Chuck Carlton, of The Dallas Morning News, reports Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe DeCamillis was taken to the hospital on a stretcher while wearing a neck brace after the team's practice facility collapsed. His injuries and the severity of them were not disclosed.